Romans 9 cross-references
Romans 9 has 33 verses, which point to 508 other passages and are cited by 637. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
See Romans 9’s threads in the explorerRomans 9:1
I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
Points to (15)
- 1 Timothy 2:7 — Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of… 9 votes
- Romans 1:9 — For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make… 8 votes
- Galatians 1:20 — Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not. 7 votes
- 2 Corinthians 11:10 — As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia. 6 votes
- Philippians 1:8 — For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. 5 votes
- 1 Timothy 1:5 — Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith… 4 votes
Pointed to from (33)
- 1 Timothy 2:7 — Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of… 9 votes
- 2 Corinthians 12:19 — Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things,… 8 votes
- Galatians 1:20 — Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not. 7 votes
- Romans 10:1 — Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. 7 votes
Romans 9:2
That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.
Points to (13)
- Philippians 3:18 — (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of… 8 votes
- Romans 10:1 — Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. 6 votes
- Lamentations 3:51 — Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city. 6 votes
- Jeremiah 13:17 — But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore,… 6 votes
- Psalms 119:136 — Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. 6 votes
- Luke 19:41–44 — And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 5 votes
Pointed to from (23)
- 1 Peter 1:6 — Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold… 7 votes
- Ezra 10:1 — Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of… 7 votes
- Psalms 119:136 — Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. 6 votes
- Psalms 31:10 — For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and… 5 votes
Romans 9:3
For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
Points to (16)
- Exodus 32:32 — Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin-; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast… 13 votes
- Esther 8:6 — For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the… 7 votes
- Romans 11:14 — If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them. 6 votes
- Galatians 3:10 — For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that… 4 votes
- 1 Corinthians 16:22 — If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha. 3 votes
- Galatians 3:13 — Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is… 2 votes
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- Exodus 32:32 — Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin-; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast… 14 votes
- Galatians 1:8 — But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached… 10 votes
- Romans 11:14 — If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them. 6 votes
- Galatians 3:13 — Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is… 5 votes
Romans 9:4
Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
Points to (55)
- Ephesians 2:12 — That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from… 14 votes
- Psalms 147:19 — He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. 12 votes
- Genesis 17:2 — And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. 9 votes
- Romans 9:6 — Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: 8 votes
- Acts 2:39 — For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our… 7 votes
- Deuteronomy 7:6 — For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people… 7 votes
Pointed to from (36)
- John 4:22 — Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 15 votes
- Romans 3:2 — Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. 8 votes
- Acts 3:25 — Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto… 8 votes
- Exodus 4:22 — And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: 8 votes
Romans 9:5
Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
Points to (42)
- John 10:30 — I and my Father are one. 13 votes
- Colossians 1:16–19 — For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether… 11 votes
- John 1:1–3 — In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 11 votes
- Romans 1:25 — Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is… 10 votes
- 1 John 5:20 — And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is… 9 votes
- Romans 1:3 — Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; 7 votes
Pointed to from (35)
- John 1:1 — In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 43 votes
- Hebrews 1:8 — But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre… 16 votes
- Philippians 2:6 — Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 16 votes
- John 3:31 — He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he… 16 votes
Romans 9:6
Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
Points to (12)
- Galatians 6:16 — And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. 14 votes
- Romans 2:28–29 — For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 14 votes
- Romans 11:1–2 — I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of… 10 votes
- Romans 4:12–16 — And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps… 7 votes
- Romans 3:3 — For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? 7 votes
- John 1:47 — Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! 5 votes
Pointed to from (21)
- 2 Timothy 2:13 — If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. 14 votes
- Revelation 2:9 — I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which… 13 votes
- Romans 3:3 — For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? 12 votes
- Galatians 6:16 — And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. 11 votes
Romans 9:7
Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Points to (9)
- Genesis 21:12 — And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy… 21 votes
- Hebrews 11:18 — Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: 13 votes
- John 8:37–39 — I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. 7 votes
- Galatians 4:23 — But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise. 5 votes
- Philippians 3:3 — For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no… 2 votes
- Luke 3:8 — Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to… 2 votes
Pointed to from (22)
- Galatians 3:29 — And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. 28 votes
- Matthew 3:9 — And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able… 16 votes
- Genesis 17:7 — And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an… 16 votes
- 1 Peter 3:6 — Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not… 9 votes
Romans 9:8
That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
Points to (9)
- John 1:13 — Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 12 votes
- Romans 4:11–16 — And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being… 11 votes
- Galatians 3:26–29 — For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 10 votes
- Romans 8:14 — For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 8 votes
- Galatians 4:22–31 — For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. 7 votes
- 1 John 3:1–2 — Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God:… 6 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Romans 8:14 — For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 18 votes
- Romans 4:13 — For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the… 12 votes
- Galatians 4:28 — Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. 7 votes
- Deuteronomy 14:1 — Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your… 7 votes
Romans 9:9
For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.
Points to (6)
- Genesis 18:10 — And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall… 20 votes
- Genesis 18:14 — Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of… 12 votes
- Genesis 17:21 — But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next… 10 votes
- Hebrews 11:11–12 — Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was… 7 votes
- Genesis 21:2 — For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. 7 votes
- Hebrews 11:17 — By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his… 4 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Genesis 21:2 — For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. 5 votes
- Genesis 17:21 — But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next… 4 votes
- Acts 7:8 — And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day;… 2 votes
- Genesis 17:16 — And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of… 2 votes
Romans 9:10
And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;
Points to (4)
- Genesis 25:21–23 — And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and… 5 votes
- Luke 16:26 — And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence… 2 votes
- Romans 5:11 — And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the… 1 votes
- Romans 5:3 — And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 1 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Genesis 25:23 — And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy… 16 votes
- Genesis 25:21 — And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and… 14 votes
- Malachi 1:2 — I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith… 5 votes
- Ezekiel 16:8 — Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt… 4 votes
Romans 9:11
(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
Points to (22)
- 2 Timothy 1:9 — Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own… 13 votes
- Ephesians 1:4–5 — According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without… 12 votes
- 2 Peter 1:10 — Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these… 10 votes
- Ephesians 1:9–11 — Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in… 8 votes
- Romans 8:28–30 — And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called… 8 votes
- Titus 3:5 — Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of… 6 votes
Pointed to from (25)
- Romans 8:28 — And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called… 51 votes
- Philippians 2:13 — For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. 23 votes
- 1 Peter 5:10 — But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have… 22 votes
- 2 Timothy 1:9 — Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own… 16 votes
Romans 9:12
It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
Points to (3)
- Genesis 25:22–23 — And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to… 10 votes
- 1 Kings 22:47 — And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land. 0 votes
- 2 Samuel 8:14 — And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's… 0 votes
Pointed to from (1)
- Genesis 27:29 — Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow… 8 votes
Romans 9:13
As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
Points to (1)
- Malachi 1:2–3 — I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith… 43 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Jeremiah 31:3 — The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore… 4 votes
- Deuteronomy 23:5 — Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a… 4 votes
- Romans 3:5 — But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh… 2 votes
- Jeremiah 49:10 — But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his… 2 votes
Romans 9:14
What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
Points to (15)
- 2 Chronicles 19:7 — Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the… 13 votes
- Psalms 145:17 — The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. 12 votes
- Deuteronomy 32:4 — He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just… 9 votes
- Revelation 16:7 — And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments. 8 votes
- Psalms 92:15 — To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. 8 votes
- Job 34:10–12 — Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and… 8 votes
Pointed to from (13)
- Job 34:10 — Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and… 10 votes
- Romans 3:4 — God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in… 7 votes
- Psalms 92:15 — To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. 7 votes
- Matthew 20:13 — But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? 6 votes
Romans 9:15
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
Points to (6)
- Exodus 33:19 — And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before… 51 votes
- Romans 9:16 — So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. 21 votes
- Micah 7:18 — Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his… 20 votes
- Romans 9:18–19 — Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. 19 votes
- Exodus 34:6–7 — And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious,… 16 votes
- Isaiah 27:11 — When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it… 7 votes
Pointed to from (18)
- Exodus 33:19 — And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before… 21 votes
- Matthew 20:15 — Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? 14 votes
- Lamentations 3:37 — Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? 12 votes
- Romans 9:18 — Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. 9 votes
Romans 9:16
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.
Points to (15)
- Ephesians 2:8 — For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 21 votes
- Philippians 2:13 — For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. 12 votes
- Matthew 11:25–26 — At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid… 12 votes
- 1 Peter 2:9–10 — But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew… 11 votes
- Ephesians 2:4–5 — But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 11 votes
- Titus 3:3–5 — For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures,… 9 votes
Pointed to from (8)
- Philippians 2:13 — For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. 86 votes
- Ephesians 2:9 — Not of works, lest any man should boast. 23 votes
- Romans 9:15 — For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will… 21 votes
- Acts 16:14 — And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us:… 11 votes
Romans 9:17
For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
Points to (23)
- Exodus 9:16 — And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be… 37 votes
- Proverbs 16:4 — The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. 15 votes
- Exodus 14:17–18 — And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me… 9 votes
- Exodus 10:1–2 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his… 9 votes
- John 17:26 — And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may… 5 votes
- Isaiah 45:1–3 — Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him;… 5 votes
Pointed to from (16)
- Exodus 9:16 — And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be… 18 votes
- Romans 9:22 — What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the… 7 votes
- Psalms 106:8 — Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known. 7 votes
- Psalms 76:10 — Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain. 5 votes
Romans 9:18
Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
Points to (13)
- Joshua 11:20 — For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might… 11 votes
- Exodus 4:21 — And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before… 11 votes
- Romans 9:15–16 — For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will… 9 votes
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12 — And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the… 8 votes
- Romans 11:7–8 — What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the… 8 votes
- Deuteronomy 2:30 — But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made… 5 votes
Pointed to from (20)
- Romans 9:15 — For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will… 19 votes
- Exodus 4:21 — And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before… 10 votes
- Joshua 11:20 — For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might… 9 votes
- John 12:40 — He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor… 8 votes
Romans 9:19
Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
Points to (17)
- Daniel 4:35 — And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army… 12 votes
- 2 Chronicles 20:6 — And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of… 8 votes
- 1 Corinthians 15:35 — But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? 4 votes
- 1 Corinthians 15:12 — Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of… 4 votes
- Mark 14:21 — The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed!… 3 votes
- Isaiah 46:10–11 — Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My… 3 votes
Pointed to from (12)
- Isaiah 29:16 — Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of… 15 votes
- Daniel 4:35 — And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army… 11 votes
- Psalms 115:3 — But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. 11 votes
- Job 40:2 — Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. 5 votes
Romans 9:20
Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
Points to (19)
- Isaiah 29:16 — Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of… 26 votes
- Isaiah 45:9–11 — Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the… 20 votes
- Isaiah 64:8 — But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy… 15 votes
- Job 33:13 — Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters. 7 votes
- Matthew 20:15 — Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? 5 votes
- Job 40:2 — Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. 5 votes
Pointed to from (31)
- Jeremiah 18:4 — And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel,… 36 votes
- Jeremiah 18:6 — O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the… 29 votes
- Micah 6:8 — He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to… 17 votes
- Isaiah 45:9 — Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the… 14 votes
Romans 9:21
Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
Points to (10)
- Isaiah 64:8 — But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy… 20 votes
- 2 Timothy 2:20–21 — But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and… 14 votes
- Proverbs 16:4 — The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. 14 votes
- Jeremiah 18:3–6 — Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. 11 votes
- Acts 9:15 — But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the… 10 votes
- Romans 9:22–23 — What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the… 9 votes
Pointed to from (13)
- 2 Timothy 2:20 — But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and… 24 votes
- Romans 9:22 — What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the… 11 votes
- John 15:16 — Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and… 10 votes
- Lamentations 4:2 — The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of… 6 votes
Romans 9:22
What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
Points to (26)
- Proverbs 16:4 — The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. 21 votes
- Jude 1:4 — For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly… 13 votes
- 1 Peter 2:8 — And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient:… 11 votes
- Romans 9:21 — Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto… 11 votes
- 2 Timothy 2:20 — But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and… 10 votes
- Exodus 9:16 — And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be… 9 votes
Pointed to from (29)
- 2 Peter 3:9 — The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward,… 29 votes
- Romans 2:4 — Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness… 16 votes
- Proverbs 16:4 — The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. 16 votes
- Matthew 7:13 — Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and… 11 votes
Romans 9:23
And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
Points to (20)
- Romans 2:4 — Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness… 5 votes
- 1 Peter 1:2–5 — Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience… 4 votes
- Colossians 1:27 — To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is… 4 votes
- Ephesians 3:16 — That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in… 3 votes
- Ephesians 2:10 — For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we… 3 votes
- Romans 5:20–21 — Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 3 votes
Pointed to from (39)
- Romans 8:29 — For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be… 278 votes
- Romans 8:28 — And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called… 51 votes
- Romans 8:30 — Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom… 33 votes
- Philippians 4:19 — But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. 27 votes
Romans 9:24
Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
Points to (19)
- Colossians 3:11 — Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free:… 3 votes
- Revelation 19:9 — And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he… 2 votes
- 1 Peter 5:10 — But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have… 2 votes
- Hebrews 3:1 — Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our… 2 votes
- Ephesians 3:6–8 — That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the… 2 votes
- Ephesians 2:11–13 — Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that… 2 votes
Pointed to from (22)
- Galatians 3:28 — There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are… 24 votes
- Isaiah 65:1 — I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold… 21 votes
- 1 Peter 5:10 — But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have… 18 votes
- Colossians 3:11 — Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free:… 14 votes
Romans 9:25
As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
Points to (6)
- Hosea 2:23 — And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I… 28 votes
- 1 Peter 2:10 — Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now… 15 votes
- John 16:27 — For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God. 5 votes
- Ezekiel 16:8 — Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt… 5 votes
- Romans 1:7 — To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and… 4 votes
- Hosea 1:1–2 — The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and… 3 votes
Pointed to from (20)
- Hebrews 8:10 — For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will… 109 votes
- Hosea 2:23 — And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I… 63 votes
- Hosea 1:10 — Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor… 40 votes
- 1 John 3:1 — Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God:… 23 votes
Romans 9:26
And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
Points to (8)
- Hosea 1:9–10 — Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God. 14 votes
- 1 John 3:1–3 — Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God:… 7 votes
- Galatians 3:26 — For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 5 votes
- Romans 8:16 — The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 5 votes
- Isaiah 43:6 — I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters… 5 votes
- 2 Corinthians 6:18 — And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. 3 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- 2 Corinthians 6:16 — And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath… 60 votes
- Romans 8:14 — For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 17 votes
- Romans 4:17 — (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who… 7 votes
- Isaiah 65:15 — And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his… 6 votes
Romans 9:27
Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
Points to (13)
- Isaiah 10:20–23 — And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of… 28 votes
- Romans 11:4–6 — But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed… 16 votes
- Isaiah 1:9 — Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should… 9 votes
- Hosea 1:10 — Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor… 7 votes
- Ezekiel 6:8 — Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye… 6 votes
- Jeremiah 5:10 — Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not… 6 votes
Pointed to from (36)
- Matthew 7:14 — Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 16 votes
- Romans 11:5 — Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 12 votes
- Isaiah 10:22 — For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption… 11 votes
- Zechariah 14:2 — For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses… 8 votes
Romans 9:28
For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
Points to (10)
- Isaiah 10:23 — For the Lord GOD of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land. 10 votes
- Acts 17:31 — Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he… 4 votes
- Revelation 19:11 — And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and… 3 votes
- Isaiah 30:12–14 — Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and… 3 votes
- Psalms 9:8 — And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. 3 votes
- Matthew 24:21 — For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor… 2 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- Isaiah 28:17 — Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the… 2 votes
- Isaiah 10:23 — For the Lord GOD of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land. 2 votes
Romans 9:29
And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
Points to (14)
- Isaiah 1:9 — Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should… 21 votes
- Isaiah 13:19 — And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew… 7 votes
- James 5:4 — Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud,… 6 votes
- Amos 4:11 — I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of… 6 votes
- Jeremiah 50:40 — As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so shall no man abide… 5 votes
- Jeremiah 49:18 — As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall… 5 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Isaiah 1:9 — Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should… 14 votes
- James 5:4 — Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud,… 9 votes
- Luke 10:13 — Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon,… 2 votes
- Isaiah 1:10 — Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. 2 votes
Romans 9:30
What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
Points to (28)
- Philippians 3:9 — And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the… 12 votes
- Hebrews 11:7 — By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving… 9 votes
- Galatians 2:16 — Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have… 9 votes
- Romans 4:11 — And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being… 6 votes
- Galatians 5:5 — For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 4 votes
- Romans 10:20 — But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them… 4 votes
Pointed to from (35)
- Romans 1:17 — For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live… 30 votes
- Matthew 5:20 — For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and… 24 votes
- Romans 10:20 — But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them… 17 votes
- Galatians 2:16 — Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have… 14 votes
Romans 9:31
But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
Points to (11)
- Romans 11:7 — What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the… 6 votes
- James 2:10–11 — For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 4 votes
- Romans 3:20 — Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the… 4 votes
- Galatians 5:3–4 — For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. 3 votes
- Romans 10:2–4 — For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 3 votes
- Philippians 3:6 — Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. 2 votes
Pointed to from (15)
- Galatians 5:4 — Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. 23 votes
- Romans 10:2 — For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 13 votes
- Galatians 3:21 — Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have… 11 votes
- Luke 18:9 — And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised… 6 votes
Romans 9:32
Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
Points to (12)
- 1 Corinthians 1:23 — But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 7 votes
- Luke 7:23 — And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. 6 votes
- 1 Peter 2:8 — And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient:… 4 votes
- Romans 11:11 — I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is… 4 votes
- Romans 4:16 — Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed;… 4 votes
- Luke 2:34 — And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising… 4 votes
Pointed to from (22)
- 1 Peter 2:6 — Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious:… 26 votes
- Romans 3:20 — Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the… 12 votes
- Matthew 7:14 — Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 12 votes
- Isaiah 8:14 — And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of… 11 votes
Romans 9:33
As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
Points to (16)
- Isaiah 28:16 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious… 54 votes
- Isaiah 8:14–15 — And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of… 26 votes
- Romans 10:11 — For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 21 votes
- Joel 2:26–27 — And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt… 20 votes
- 1 Peter 2:6–8 — Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious:… 18 votes
- Psalms 118:22 — The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. 17 votes
Pointed to from (24)
- Isaiah 45:17 — But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded… 178 votes
- Isaiah 28:16 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious… 69 votes
- Romans 10:11 — For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 48 votes
- Matthew 21:42 — Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same… 21 votes